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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 0.1-100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.495-999 MHz 0.5-1300 MHz 118-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.5-5 MHz: 1.6 µV
5-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 1.6 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-1300 MHz: 1.6 µV
FM
0.5-5 MHz: 0.5 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.32 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.45 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.35 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.79 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM
75-200 MHz: 1.0 µV
200-340 MHz: 2.2 µV
340-700 MHz: 1.3 µV
700-800 MHz: 2.0 µV
800-900 MHz: 1.6 µV
SSB/CW
0.5-5 MHz: 0.4 µV
5-200 MHz: 0.25 µV
200-340 MHz: 0.4 µV
340-700 MHz: 0.32 µV
700-800 MHz: 0.63 µV
800-1300 MHz: 0.4 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: >15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: >150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB: >4 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) - 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   DV   - FM  
RF-output High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW ? High: 5/5/5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 4.8-16V DC external ?V DC
Current RX ? 38-180 mA 16-250 mA
TX ? - Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x in Japan Between 1996 and 1999 in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
58 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.28 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
58 × 107 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.21 × 1.14 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256 310 gr (10.9 oz) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 1200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions CI-V. VSC. Bandscope ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-E000092D ICOM-IC-R000010 ICOM-IC-T000008A